No event is more specialized than the pole vault. What makes someone want to run down a lane with a fiberglass pole, stick it in the ground and launch himself or herself more than 10 feet in the air?

On a quiet street in the Switzerland neighborhood, people may notice a red, grey, and navy blue flag outside a home, which will lead them to the “FL Pole Vault Factory,” a business dedicated ...

Addison Kleinke taking to the air is no new thing. The state’s best-ever girls pole vaulter, Kleinke has had a vice grip on the Oregon high school record since she was a freshman. It’s a mark ...

A Montana State University men's track and field signee, McGee found the most rarified air in the sport - literally - when he set the all-time boys pole vault mark in Washington eight days ago.

But that doesn’t mean the Mt. Ararat junior is comfortable using a flexible pole to vault into the sky and over a horizontal bar. “There’s definitely fear,” he said. “For me ...